South Africa: coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, by age

As of July 1, 2020, a total of 2,657 COVID-19 related casualties were registered in South Africa in 2020. Majority of deaths fell within the age group of 60 to 69 years with 717 cases, whereas 652 people aged 50 to 59 passed away due to the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Confirmed coronavirus cases per region in South Africa showed that Guateng was hit hardest. As of March 8, 2020, the region with Johannesburg as its capital registered 406,729 individuals with COVID-19 , whereas Western Cape(Cape Town) and Eastern Cape had less cases.

Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in South Africa in 2020, by age

Characteristic	Number of deaths
0-9 years	3
10-19 years	7
20-29 years	43
30-39 years	164
40-49 years	339
50-59 years	652
60-69 years	717
70-79 years	492
80-89 years	246
90-99 years	65
100-109 years	1
Unknown	20
Total	2,657

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July 2020

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South Africa

Survey time period

July 01, 2020

Supplementary notes

Numbers may change in the course of a day. Concerning case numbers communicated by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD),

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